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The Power of the Press

           MenwhohadbeenconnectedwiththeoldgaswarJordanJules,forinstance,presidentoftheoldNorthChicagoGasCompany,andHudsonBaker,presidentoftheoldWestChicagoGasCompanyhaddenouncedhimlongbeforeasabucaneerwhohadpiratedthemoutofverycomfortablesinecures.HerehewasnowinvadingtheNorthChicagostreet-railwayfieldandcomingwithstartlingschemesforthereorganizationofthedown-townbusinessheart.Whyshouldn’tthecityhavesomethinginreturn;or,betteryet,thosewhohelpedtoformulatethepublicopinion,soinfluentialinthesuccessofCowperwood’splans?TrumanLeslieMacDonald,ashasbeensaid,didnotseelifefromhisfather’spointofviewatall.Hehadinmindasharpbargain,whichhecoulddrivewithCowperwoodduringtheoldgentleman’sabsence.TheGeneralneedneverknow.

           "Iunderstandyourpointofview,Mr.Cowperwood,"hecommented,loftily,"butwheredoesthecitycomein?IseeveryclearlyhowimportantthisistothepeopleoftheNorthSide,andeventothemerchantsandreal-estateownersinthedown-townsection;butthatsimplymeansthatitistentimesasimportanttoyou.Undoubtedly,itwillhelpthecity,butthecityisgrowing,anyhow,andthatwillhelpyou.I’vesaidallalongthatthesepublicfranchiseswereworthmorethantheyusedtobeworth.Nobodyseemstoseeitveryclearlyasyet,butit’struejustthesame.Thattunnelisworthmorenowthanthedayitwasbuilt.Evenifthecitycan’tuseit,somebodycan.

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